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by MobileVet 2545 days ago
I highly doubt they spent years on the design... But regardless we all make mistakes.

What is a no brainer to you may not be to everyone.

Besides, you are fundamentally assuming this was a mistake and not a deliberate design decision. Maybe they prioritized X over following the spec 100%. I may not make that decision, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t.